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Mighty Scope from Aven Has Practical Convenience of Fully Adjustable Magnification from 10X - 200X

High-resolution magnification and image capture are available in a sophisticated, compact Mighty Scope from Aven that incorporates technology advances. The hand-held precision magnifier with a USB interface, introduced recently by the 25-year-old optical inspection systems company based in Michigan, has several best-in-class features to provide maximum precision, sensitivity and convenience.

31 Oct 2008

Compact Free-Electron Lasers Expanding Opportunities in Engineering and Medical Research

Physicists are greatly interested in free-electron lasers (FEL) because they are capable of generating high-intensity laser radiation across a very broad wavelength spectrum, even down to the extreme ultraviolet rays and x-rays. Worldwide, several multi-billion-dollar efforts are underway to build next-generation free-electron lasers at x-ray wavelengths.

30 Oct 2008

Liquid Crystals Lining Up to Make Self-Healing Photovoltaic Device

A huge market is developing for small disposable electronic devices, ranging from security tags to point-of-care diagnostics. Many of these devices require a power source, and photovoltaic devices (solar cells) are an attractive option. However, the expense of preparing and processing inorganic semiconductors used in traditional solar cells precludes their use in such applications.

30 Oct 2008

City Installs First LED Streetlights as Part of the LED City Initiative

BetaLED's revolutionary LEDway(TM) streetlights are part of a pilot program with the City of Raleigh in partnership with Progress Energy that expands energy-efficient technology to customers and communities.

30 Oct 2008

Zecotek Photonics Receives Second Payment From Government of Singapore Economic Development Board

Zecotek Photonics Inc. today announced that it has received a second grant payment under the previously announced Government of Singapore Economic Development Board's (EDB) Research Incentive Scheme for Companies. The payments cover a portion of Zecotek's operational expenses in research and development and under the terms of the agreement, grant details remain confidential.

30 Oct 2008

3DIcon's Breakthrough 3D Imaging Technology Wins Technology of the Week Award

3DIcon Corporation, a development-stage technology company, announced today its breakthrough 3D imaging technology, CSpace® has received the Technology of the Week(TM), or Voter's Choice Award, from JumpIntoTomorrow.com.

30 Oct 2008

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Back in Business

Just a couple of days after the orbiting observatory was brought back online, Hubble aimed its prime working camera, the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), at a particularly intriguing target, a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies called Arp 147.

30 Oct 2008

Save Energy This Holiday Season with dotstrand Energy-Efficient LED Lights

As the winter Holidays approach, thousands of students are faced with a decorating dilemma. Many dorms ban traditional strands of Holiday lights as they use too much electricity, and also often get too hot, raisi...

30 Oct 2008

Custom Imagers Power Designs in Industrial, Medical and Cinematography Applications

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today announced that it has completed its 100th custom CMOS image sensor design. Cypress's diverse portfolio addresses a broad array of applications such as industrial and medical x-ray imaging, endoscopy, machine vision, star tracking and remote sensing for space, barcode readers, biometrics, high-speed line sensors and high-speed motion analysis sensors.

30 Oct 2008

Researchers Develop New Way of Looking at Molecules

In the quest to slow down and ultimately understand chemistry at the level of atoms and electrons, University of Colorado at Boulder and Canadian scientists have found a new way to peer into a molecule that allows them to see how its electrons rearrange as the molecule changes shape.

30 Oct 2008

New Report Examines the Global Digital Signage Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Network Digital Signage: Infrastructure, Displays, Technology" report to their offering.

30 Oct 2008

New Systems Capable of Precision Polishing Optics up to Two Meters in Size

QED Technologies (QED), the pioneer and unique provider of revolutionary optical manufacturing solutions, Magnetorheological Finishing (MRF®) and Subaperture Stitching Interferometry (SSI®), expands its line of standard MRF polishing systems with the introduction of its Q22-2000F. The Q22-2000F is capable of precision polishing large monolithic or light-weighted optics up to two meters in size and can polish a wide range of geometries including planos, spheres, aspheres, freeforms, prisms and cylinders.

30 Oct 2008

COMEDD Unifies Two Fields of Innovation: Microsystems Technology and Optics Technology

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft opened its "Center for Organic Materials and Electronic Devices Dresden"(COMEDD). The purpose of the center is the development of processes for organic semiconductor devices such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic solar cells.

30 Oct 2008

OmniVision's HDR CameraChip Key Component of VIVOTEK's New Outdoor IP Security Camera

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading independent supplier of CMOS image sensors, today announced that its OV10620 high dynamic range (HDR) CameraChip has been selected by VIVOTEK Inc., a leading global IP surveillance provider, for use in the company's first all-in-one outdoor day/night HDR security camera, IP7142. The design win marks the first time that a commercial security product is being built using a single-chip CMOS HDR solution.

29 Oct 2008

Aco Eyeleds System Merges Sustainable Function with Stylish Design

Lighting Science (LSG), a global developer and integrator of intelligent and efficient light-emitting diode (LED) solutions, and the ACO Group, the worldwide leader in water drain systems and intelligent water drainage, today announced the global availability of the ACO Eyeleds solution for illuminating outdoor spaces. The new drainage solution will incorporate attractive and sustainable LED lighting technology as a permanent part of track drainage grates, which provide natural locations for pathway illumination.

29 Oct 2008